The moment Edric said he couldn’t find Elyssa, Margaret saw her world spinning right before her eyes. She didn’t want to think her kingdom had taken her. The thought alone shattered her. Tore her from inside. But they just arrived and had not gotten past the insides of the settlement. So there was no way they could have taken her.
She was spending time with her in her chamber when Edric called for her. Where could she have gone so unannounced? She didn’t remember Elyssa telling her she was going off somewhere.
Her mind was racing. Her heart pounding. Her greatest fear was losing Elyssa. If that happened again, she might not survive the impact. Amid her conflicting thoughts and emotions, she suddenly remembered Landon. She remembered the strange energy that emanated from him the day he ar
